How to Create a Printable Box Template

Vera LeighUpdated February 21, 2017

If you would like to have a template that you can use repeatedly to make homemade gift boxes, you can create one using a free template from a craft website copied onto sturdy cardboard stock. You can use your cardboard template to trace the gift box design on a piece of decorative card stock to add a personal touch to your gift giving.

Locate an empty box -- such as a produce box, cake box or appliance box -- and flatten it. You want your template to be sturdy so that it will last as you make gift boxes in the future.

Place the box cutout on the cardboard. Trace the form with a pencil. Cut out the form from the cardboard.

Place the cardboard cutout on a piece of card stock and trace it with a pencil. Fold the card stock according to the paper cutout you began with. Remember that although the template needs to be sturdy, but the actual box you make can be made from paper that folds more easily -- such as card stock.

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About the Author

Vera Leigh has worked as a professional freelance writer since 2008. Her work has appeared in "Learn Overseas" and "Grad Source" magazines. In addition, she received an honorable mention in "Newsweek's" My Turn contest. She has written features for nonprofits focused on literacy, education, genomics and health. In her spare time, Leigh puts her English major to use by tutoring in grammar and composition.